The forty-seventh chapter of Kangxi's military parade at Wufeng Tower, Pei Gong reciting poetry and storing show
The stormy sea on the night of the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month caused the Zhongsanlang Society, which Yang Qilong had been running for many years, to collapse quickly, and the capital gradually returned to calm. However, because there was no news from Yunnan, Kangxi ordered the Ministry of War and the Infantry Commander's Yamen to coordinate the coordination In response to the emergency, Zhou Peigong traveled between the upper study room and the Yamen of the Ministry of War. Tuhai took the Shanpu camp and the Yamen of the capital to conduct area inspections. Since the prison temple and various large and small prisons were full, he had to remove some of the prisoners. The prisoner was released on bail. The Yangxin Palace had to be renovated because it was stained with blood, so Kangxi moved to the Qianqing Palace to live there. He worked in the Qianqing Palace and met people. He had Zhou Peigong, He Guizhu and others around him to take care of the miscellaneous military affairs. There was no need for a eunuch. Inside the palace was the queen. Hesheli was in charge of the throne, Zhang Wanqiang led the Imperial Affairs Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Su La, the eunuch of the Punishment Department, investigated the traitors one by one and eliminated the eunuchs who had joined the society. They were rigorous both inside and outside.
When he got up the next day, after drinking a bowl of old wild ginseng soup sent by someone ordered by the Empress Dowager, Kangxi suddenly felt energetic and at ease. He sat on the big kang in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace and stared blankly outside. While pondering: Since ascending to the throne, he has experienced many ups and downs in this palace, and he has dealt with each one carefully. He feels that this is enough to prove that he is capable of dealing with all dangerous environments. At this moment, Kangxi felt calm and couldn't help but think of what Mencius said. I have said, "Heaven is about to entrust this person with a great responsibility, and he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions, so he can use his heart and forbearance to gain what he can't do." I thought. Thinking about what happened to his family, he really touched every detail! He looked out the glass window with sharp eyes, at the red palace wall, yellow glazed tiles, and the dim sky. It seemed peaceful, but also seemed to contain danger. He took a heavy breath and asked the person standing next to him. Zhou Peigong: "Can you play Zhou Yi?"
Zhou Peigong was also thinking about something. He had read the military newspapers in Guangdong and was worried that Fu Honglie could not withstand the situation. According to Fu Honglie's letter, Wang Shirong had contacted him in the army and wanted to tell Shang Zhixin that the Qing Dynasty was constraining Yunnan. It's a bit too mysterious. Although Wang Shirong heard what Fu Honglie said, Zhou Peigong had many thoughts about what kind of person he was. In addition to searching carefully in the secret files of the Ministry of War, he also sent people to Guangxi to find Kong Sizhen to find out the details. He thought of the rebellion, but he didn't know what happened to Gong Rong. How... While he was thinking wildly, he listened to Kangxi's question and said hurriedly: "I only know a little or two about the Book of Changes. It's very superficial, and it's not as far as Xiong Cilu!" Kangxi nodded with a smile and ordered He Guizhu: "Go and pass it on." Xiong Cilu is here!"
The north room of the Longzong Gate was very close to the Qianqing Palace. Xiong Cilu hurried over after hearing the news. When he saw Kangxi standing at the entrance of the palace, he kowtowed at the foot of the steps.
"Xiong Cilu," Kangxi asked him to stand up and said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to be so bold! I heard that when the chaos broke out the night before, you sat with a candle and took care of the machine as if no one else was around?"
"Your father is still calm as usual, how dare you, my ministers, to live in peace?" Xiong Ci was deeply touched by this incident. He said with a straight face, "I have been self-reflecting and blaming myself for the past two days. I have done many wrong things." "Huh?" Kangxi smiled in surprise, "What do you say? I don't blame you!" Xiong Ci said: "But the Lord treats me mercifully, and I feel more and more uneasy. After this, I know that the way of benevolence and forgiveness cannot be abused. Judging from the incident of Yang Qilong, my minister Zeng Yun treated Wu Sangui with kindness, but in fact he was beyond foolish."
Kangxi was very happy after hearing this and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I asked you to come here to perform Yi Shu for me. To predict an auspicious day and a good time, I will show my military power at the Meridian Gate, one to frighten the three vassals.
One is preparing to search for a hundred days to clear up Jifu, the capital."
Xiong Cilu said without hesitation: "Your Majesty is extremely concerned! I think that for this big haul, we should team up with the bandits from Baodugu in Shandong to plow the courtyard and sweep the holes to ensure that the river can be transported unimpeded so that grain can be transported from the south to the north!"
"Um."
"Small kindness is the thief of great kindness. This is what I have learned from my recent investigation of things."
"What did you say?" Kangxi asked with his eyes wide open.
"I say: Xiao Ci is the thief of Da Ci!"
"Okay!" Kangxi turned around and walked to the kang and sat down. While looking at the Xiong Ci Lu Bu hexagram, he pondered these words like chewing olives. He felt happy and melancholy in his heart. Since Wu Ciyou left, this kind of practicality does not deviate from the Dao.
Very few people spoke to him again.
Xiong Cilu knelt in front of him, randomly divided the sixty-four yarrow stalks into two piles, and counted each group according to the odd and even numbers. He scrambled it again and repeated it. He had divided the hexagrams, but it was "
" He also placed eight brand-new Kangxi Tong treasures on six people. After playing with them for a long time, he frowned and closed his eyes and thought for a long time. Then he said: "According to this 'Li' hexagram, it is in line with the Lord's mind: I am wrong, so respect it.
If there is no fault, Huang is away, Yuan is lucky, or Ri is away, if you sing without drumming the fou, the big grasshopper will sigh, which will be bad..."
Kangxi was a little anxious after hearing this. Before he could finish speaking, he laughed and said, "Old Master, who is going to argue with you about knowledge? Just explain it clearly!"
"It's a hexagram indicating that there is no risk of injury. Master, you just need to be cautious, and good luck will come in the end!" Xiong Cilu smiled and looked at the copper coin hexagram again and said: "According to the fact that today is the day of Bingchen of the month of Yichou in the Guichou year, water and wood will be punished together.
Horses and dogs, it is another sign that the fire of the West will refine the golden sword. It turns out to be a very bad day, and there is no good time to choose." After hearing this, Kangxi was frowning and thinking, but he heard Xiong Cilu say again: "But the Lord has to do something.
It is not a happy event, but a weapon and killing, which coincides with the evil sun. Therefore, the hexagram is translated as a day of great auspiciousness!" Xiong Cilu explained it as plainly as possible, and couldn't help but twist his beard as he looked at the hexagram.
Smile.
Kangxi leaned forward, stared at the mysterious straw sticks and copper coins scattered on the table, and said, "Tell me the time!"
"Shen Shi is the best." Xiong Ci said, "In this ranking, the top is noble, Ziwei, Longde, Tianxi, and the bottom is Hongyan, the god of death, violent defeat..." Kangxi thought for a while and asked
He said: "Isn't there any other good time? - Shen Shi is a little late." Xiong Cilu looked at it for a while and said with a smile: "Then noon! The top is Longhua Yuede, and the bottom is the year evil and death talisman. It's enough.
They suffered." He concealed the word "little loss". Xiong Cilu was not too pedantic about this kind of thing.
"Password: At noon, review the imperial troops stationed in Beijing at the Meridian Gate. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and the Shanpu Camp will do it as soon as possible!" Kangxi ordered in a loud voice. He Guizhu made a move, and rushed down with promises repeatedly. Kangxi was waiting to change clothes.
But when he saw Zhang Wanqiang trotting in panting, he didn't even have time to salute, so he said: "Long live Lord, Lafayette asked the servant to come quickly to deliver the message. Long live if you can get out of your body, please go to the back and have a look!"
"What's up?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is having a difficult delivery..."
Kangxi sat back on the dragon chair and suddenly felt that his body was tired and soft. Even Xiong Cilu and Zhou Peigong were shocked. They all understood in their hearts that the queen was frightened, tired and not well nursed, so she had fetal gas. It took a long time.
, Kangxi then stamped his feet and said: "What are you doing just kneeling? Why don't you go to the doctor at Chuantai Hospital quickly? - Ask Suo'etu to prepare to go in for inspection!" With that, he got up and walked away.
"Long live!" Mingzhu came over dripping with sweat. Seeing that Kangxi was about to go out, she hurriedly turned over and said, "Long live, please stay in Longbu for now!"
Kangxi stopped and asked without looking back: "Is it a pearl? What's the matter?"
"Party ceremony, Samuha is back from Yunnan!" Mingzhu's voice was not loud, but to Kangxi's ears, it was like hearing Jiao Lei suddenly. She turned around suddenly and ordered in a stern voice: "Announce them to come in!" while turning around.
Sitting down, tears welled up in my eyes, but I still couldn't help but shed them.
Dang Wuli and Samuha could not walk at all, so they were carried by four little guards and "dragged" into the study room without touching their feet. Both of them were dressed as ordinary people, with tattered felt hats and blooming cotton robes. Samuha
One shoe had no sole, and the heel was frozen and cracked like a child's mouth, and blood was oozing out.
"You have suffered!" Kangxi looked at the two beggar-like ministers with pity and said, "Don't panic, we are home now. Please speak slowly if you have anything to say."
The straight eyes of the two people were just a little bit alive at this time. When they were crossing the Yellow River in Fengling, they were robbed by a boatman, so they had to beg for money along the way and drove back. After listening to Kangxi's gentle words of comfort, they could no longer hold back and actually "wow"
He cried bitterly. "Long live... Wu Sangui rebelled... rebelled!" Dang Wuli cried and pulled out a volume of documents from his arms, holding it to Kangxi with trembling hands, "Zhe Erken, Fu Dali, Zhu Guozhi, Gan Wenkun, they all
...is in distress..."
What was expected was finally confirmed! Kangxi silently took the documents and looked at them one by one. Due to being soaked with sweat and water, the documents were rubbed to pieces - in addition to Wu Sangui's message, there were also pre-drafted documents by Gan Wenkun and Zhu Guozhi.
Every word of the legacy was like a raging fire burning his heart. Kangxi felt his body weakening and waved his hands feebly: "Hel them down so that they can live a good life..."
"I thought that both things could be done at the same time!" Xiong Cilu recalled the past events of discussing Taoism with Zhu Guozhi in Dongyuan and fishing in Nanyuan. He couldn't help but burst into tears. He knelt down and said, "This review of the troops and horses in the capital is very impressive.
The majestic appearance shows that the court and the thieves will not stand together, and the internal peace and security assists people's hearts. It has the effect of killing two birds with one stone!" Kangxi twirled the beads in thought and said: "Although what you said is reasonable, the situation has changed and we have to adapt to changes. Zhou Peigong -
—Have the documents confiscated from Zhou Quanbin and Wu Yingxiong been enveloped?"
Zhou Peigong was startled and said hurriedly: "They have all been sealed and handed over to Dali Temple." He had already vaguely guessed Kangxi's intention, so he quickly added, "Because I have not followed the decree of Long Live, neither I nor Tuhai dared to demolish it without permission."
Look..." "Ship them all outside the Meridian Gate to listen to me!" Kangxi nodded and continued, "If Yang Qilong's case can be avoided, then don't involve him. This is one; second, Xiong Cilu issued an edict immediately,
The two vassals in Fujian and Guangdong have temporarily suspended their retreat. We must speak tactfully and thoroughly without showing weakness. We must focus on attacking the heart!"
"Yes!" Xiong Cilu was so impressed that he kowtowed to the ground and replied: "The teachings of the Holy One are very clear. If you can attack the heart, it will disappear on its own!"
When Kangxi saw that the self-ringing clock had pointed to noon, he hurriedly changed into a black fox-leg satin crown, a brown-colored Jiang silk-faced green and white silk robe, and an azurite silk-faced black cloud leopard and gold dragon coat. He went to the big mirror to look at his face, and asked for
After drinking a glass of Changbai aged mountain wine, He Guizhu rushed in and announced: "Noon has arrived, please order——"
"The edict: to discuss the political affairs, Prince Kang's Jieshu, Prince Jian's Labu, and Prince An's Yue Le led all the kings in Beijing, Baylor, Beizi, earl and above to visit the royal family, and six ministries and nine ministers, ministers and above to wait for the decree at the Meridian Gate.
, take Wu Yingxiong out of the prison and escort him to the Meridian Gate!" Kangxi said, having already put on his sword, "Let's drive to the Five Phoenix Tower!"
Immediately, the call of "The Emperor is leaving for the Five Phoenix Tower" spread from station to station.
Ninety-five dragon flags were raised on the Meridian Gate at the same time. Kangxi climbed up the stairs calmly and calmly. Zhang Wanqiang, who came from Chuxiu Palace and wanted to report something, saw the courtiers kneeling in a large area and dancing in the dust. The mountains roared.
Long Live, he opened his mouth and swallowed it back. Looking at his face, Kangxi knew that the queen was in a dangerous situation, but he didn't ask, gritted his teeth and came to the battlement.
The three thousand selected armored guards below did not know the emperor's state of mind at the moment. When they saw Kangxi leaning out of the gate tower in a majestic manner, they shouted like a tsunami: "Long live, long live!" Then the war drums banged and the horns whimpered,
The infantry and cavalry moved in and out of the formation according to their directions, following the red flag in Tu Hai's hand. The strong wind stirred up yellow dust, and the dragon flag fluttered in the wind, making a hunting sound. The soldiers downstairs at Wufeng were all in high spirits, uniform and impressive.
Spectacular.
At this moment, Kangxi felt that he was extremely tall, and all the melancholy and thoughts in his chest were wiped away. Under the winter sunshine, his face turned crimson, and he said to the ministers behind him: "Qin Shihuang uses bricks and stones as a shield, I use the world as a shield
The subjects are the Great Wall. The masonry Great Wall is now in ruins, but tens of millions of people are still the same. All the ministers must remember what I say today!" After that, he ordered Mingzhu to go down: "Go and ask Wu Yingxiong, what else should I say during today's execution?"
"Hey!" Mingzhu agreed, picked up her robe and walked down the gate, ordering the formation to be suspended. Seeing Wu Yingxiong tied to a wooden stake under a flag in the northeast corner of the school grounds, she came over and asked, "Wu Yingxiong, long live my question to you.
, what do you want to say about today’s execution?”
Wu Yingxiong's face did not change, and he opened his eyes and said: "My life is tied to heaven, and I will obey God's fate! But there is a saying passed to Kangxi: if you kill me, my father will no longer have worries and can concentrate on the military. Not all the princes in the court may be willing.
I will be your slave! As a son of man, I will die as a filial piety, why should I regret it?"
Mingzhu turned around to report, and Kangxi sneered at the gate: "Bring those documents in front of him and burn them!"
Piles of boxes and cages crackled in the fire. These large boxes and cages contained letters written by Wu Yingxiong and Zhou Quanbin from their daily interactions with civil and military officials. Some of them conveyed news, some communicated with each other, some were flattering, and some even
Wu Yingxiong voluntarily surrendered. Wu Yingxiong closed his eyes in frustration. Hundreds of civil and military officials stared at Kangxi with different emotions, some surprised, some grateful, some admired. Kangxi smiled slightly and waved loudly.
Said: "Kill this rebellious minister!"
Just after the drill, Kangxi hurried downstairs to pass a few ceremonial horses. He took Jieshu, Mingzhu, and Suo'etu and got on the horse. Seeing that Zhou Peigong was hesitant and didn't know what to do, he said: "You go to Qianqing Palace to organize the party affairs ceremony."
The documents I brought will be sent to Chuxiu Palace - things here will be handled by Xiong Cilu and Tu Hai." After saying that, they rode on horseback and rushed to Chuxiu Palace.
There were many people in Chuxiu Palace. Several imperial doctors and Wen Po were busy inside and outside. The Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine and the noble concubine Niu Hulu, Hui Concubine Ye He, Rong Fei Ma Jia, and De Concubine Wu Ya
A dozen nobles, including the Guoluoluo family, the Wei family, and the Dai Jia family, were all sitting in the outer hall. Seeing Kangxi coming in like a storm, everyone except the Empress Dowager suddenly stood up.
"Let's go in and have a look." The Empress Dowager sighed, "The child is born, and he is very rich, but my lord..."
Kangxi came with Jieshu and others. He originally wanted to discuss matters here, but he didn't expect the Queen's condition to be so serious. After hearing what the Empress Dowager said, he hurriedly bowed and said "yes", ordered them all to wait on the corridor, and went into the back room.
Hesheli had fainted. She was lying quietly on the big pillow, her face was very pale, and even her lips were bloodless. A wet nurse was kneeling beside her holding the infant emperor's second son, and several imperial doctors had secretions on their heads.
There were thick beads of sweat, one was checking the pulse, and the other two were busy inserting needles. The palace maid Mo Ju struggled to hold the medicine jar because of her leg injury, and looked at the queen with tearful eyes.
Kangxi looked at the queen and suddenly remembered the scene when he first met her eleven years ago:
In the second year of Kangxi's reign, he came to the residence of Sony, the auxiliary minister. The monarch and his ministers were talking very happily. A general manager suddenly broke in. Without bowing, he pointed at Kangxi and asked Sony: "Grandpa, I heard what my uncle just said, his name is
Kangxi?"
Sony's face turned red and he yelled: "How outrageous! If you don't kneel down, long live the Lord! It's so unruly! Cough cough cough..." The old Sony was so angry that he couldn't stop coughing.
"Why bother?" Kangxi said with a smile, "She is younger than me, I don't blame you! You old Sony is too old-fashioned!"
"Oh!" Hesheli knelt down and stared at Kangxi with a pair of tiger-like eyes, "Long live my Lord! I heard that you live in the Forbidden City, right?"
"yes!"
"Is it fun in there?"
"It's fun." Kangxi said with a smile, "The things inside can't be seen from the outside."
"When you have free time tomorrow, take me in and have a look, okay?"
"Great!" Kangxi had been tired of complicated etiquette since he was a child. What he saw every day were flattering smiling faces. He had never seen such a chaotic, innocent and interesting person. He couldn't help being very happy and said: "Ask your mother to take you."
Go in and meet the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother. Delicious food and fun will be given to you!"
Later, he went to Suofu to study with Wu Ciyou, and the two met more frequently. They often fought grass and crickets together, caught fireflies, and watched ants drag flies up trees...
Now this person has arrived...Kangxi recalled that since she entered the palace, she had worked diligently and diligently to assist the Sixth Palace. He couldn't help but burst into tears, leaned over and cried: "Queen, I'm here to see you!"
Hesheli suddenly opened her eyes, which were still bright. After searching for a long time, she saw Kangxi standing in front of the couch. Her lips moved, and Kangxi hurriedly turned his face to listen, but heard nothing.
I saw two lines of clear tears flowing silently from her cheeks.
"How are you?" Kangxi asked with a crying voice.
The queen did not answer.
Kangxi was so angry that he screamed in pain: "Queen, I am so late, I am so late...one step too late! You and I are a loving couple, and we are childhood sweethearts. What do you want to say or what can I do?"
, just say it—just say it!" He could no longer control himself, beat his chest and cried loudly.
"Long live my lord!" The imperial doctor who felt the pulse said with a mournful face, "My queen has a lot of phlegm and can no longer..." The empress dowager listened outside and hurriedly stepped in. When she saw this scene, she couldn't help but burst into tears. She held the empress's hand and said:
"Good boy, don't worry, close your eyes and rest in peace..."
Kangxi glanced at Hesheli blankly and saw that she refused to close her eyes and that she was worried. He dragged his heavy steps out and said to Suo'etu: "I'm afraid... it won't work. I just can't breathe. This...
...This is really a shame. Come in and pay me a visit. Zhou Peigong, since you are here, come too!"
The queen's eyes could no longer move, and she could only stare at the roof, holding her breath and refusing to close her eyes. She called her by her nickname in a soft voice: "Xiu'er, everything is fine at home. The emperor has personally given me a house. How many of you are there?"
My cousins are all prosperous. Madam, you... don't worry..."
"Empress, this slave is the pearl!" Mingzhu cried, "As the lord of the Sixth Palace, the empress is virtuous and virtuous. Long live the empress and love her dearly. She will be honored after her death..."
Jieshu saw that it was no use, kowtowed and sobbed: "Mother, you are suffering and uneasy like this, how can Master Long live not feel sad? Just go, Long Live has the final say in everything!" He was choked with sobs that he could not even speak clearly.
Seeing that Hesheli was still dumbfounded and speechless, Kangxi was in pain, anxious and sad, so he cried and reprimanded the imperial doctor: "You and I use medicine, please cure it quickly! - You trash, you are a loser! You usually talk loudly and loudly.
Are you going to do errands like this after eating my salary?" When the group of imperial doctors heard his anger, their faces turned pale with fright, and they just nodded and apologized.
"I know your Majesty's thoughts!" Zhou Peigong suddenly straightened up and said, "I will recite a poem to bid farewell to my Majesty when she returns to the West!"
"Yin!" Kangxi said sternly.
"Cha!" Zhou Peigong bowed his head and chanted loudly:
The queen's appearance is flawless, and she has been thrown away by wind and rain for twenty years.
Why can’t I close my eyes before I die? I’m afraid I’ll teach my son how to wear reed flowers!
As soon as the groan ended, Hesheli's eyes miraculously blinked and opened again.
"Ah...that's it!" Kangxi was shocked, and he understood everything. Seeing the Empress Dowager nodding and sighing slightly, he shouted: "Li Xuan Xiong Cilu is coming in!"
"The slave is here!" Xiong Cilu had just entered the Chuxiu Palace. He saw the commotion inside and knew that nothing could be done. He was about to leave when he suddenly heard Kangxi's call. He hurriedly agreed, came in and kowtowed, "I have been ordered to see you, slave!"
"This son is born to Queen Hesheli. I named him Yinreng!" Kangxi said loudly, "According to the family law of the Manchu ancestors, there is no crown prince. At this critical time, in order to consolidate the foundation of the country and stabilize the people's hearts,
I am determined to establish a crown prince and make Yinreng, the second son of the emperor, the crown prince!"
"twitter!"
"Xiong Cilu has a good character and pure academics. He was once relied upon by the late emperor and I also trust him very much." Kangxi continued, "Xiong Cilu was appointed as the prince's Taibao, and he became the prince's master. He mentored him day and night, and he lived up to his expectations.
My high hopes and the queen’s love..."
Before Kangxi finished speaking, Hesheli moved slightly, exhaled a breath, lowered his eyes, and passed away suddenly.
Kangxi wiped his tears and said: "The Emperor and the Empress have learned from this, I will never go back on my word!" After saying that, he waved his hands and said, "I will reward Zhou Peigong with one hundred taels of gold. You all...kneel down!"
When Mingzhu stood up, she glanced at Zhou Peigong. Zhou Peigong lowered his head to thank him, but did not see it. Suo'etu glanced at Zhou Peigong with grateful eyes, but met Mingzhu's eyes. The two pairs of eyes collided, and there was a slight spark. Hearing Kangxi's words
After giving the order, they all bowed their heads and said: "Thank you." (To be continued)
